News From Around The County
HEMET — A routine Hemet traffic enforcement stop led to the discovery of a significant amount of methamphetamine and heroin, as well as the arrest of a felon who was driving the vehicle and in possession of the drugs, Wednesday evening, Feb. 20. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Body of missing Idyllwild man, 62, found Unborn child seriously injured in […]
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HEMET — Reports of a suspected drunk driver who was seen careening through Hemet’s Seven Hills community this afternoon turned out to be a man who paramedics believe suffered a diabetes-related medical crisis. Officers dispatched to the senior-living community found the semi-conscious driver inside his truck, after it had reportedly smashed into several vehicles and other stationary objects, before becoming […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Feb. 21, 2 p.m. See Original Story below. IDYLLWILD — Authorities today confirmed that the body of a missing Idyllwild man was located yesterday in Idyllwild. According to officials, the victim’s body was discovered just one street from where he had last been seen. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, along with assistance from other area agencies, had been searching […]
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HEMET — One person sustained minor injuries and was hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in Hemet this morning, Sunday, Feb 17. The minor-injury collision happened at the intersection of Kirby St. and W. Johnston Ave. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: Man killed trying to rescue dog from Hwy 74 in Menifee Parolee charged with elderly Riverside woman’s murder UPDATE: More details […]
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SAN JACINTO — As heavy rains pounded Riverside County and surrounding regions yesterday, Thursday, Feb. 14, dozens of first responders were called in to assist during multiple San Jacinto area swift-water rescues. Three separate rescues were reported over the course of a few hours and all happened with a ten-mile radius. Other swift-water rescues were reported throughout Riverside County and […]
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MENIFEE — A motorist who had reportedly exited his vehicle and was trying to help a dog out of the roadway was fatally struck by a vehicle in Menifee early yesterday evening, Thursday, Feb. 14. The deadly accident happened on State Hwy 74 between Menifee and Briggs roads. The victim, later identified as Abel Soto, 25, of Corona, succumbed to […]
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BANNING — A large portion of Hwy 243 between Banning and Mountain Center has been closed indefinitely after sections of the two-lane mountain roadway were swept away earlier today, according to a CHP incident log for the San Gorgonio Pass area. The road closures are due to ongoing heavy rains and flooding that continue to pound the Riverside County area […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, Feb. 14, 4 p.m., With additional closure information. (See CHP video at bottom.) UPDATED: Thursday, Feb. 14, 9:50 a.m., With additional closure information. Multiple mud slides reported along SR-74, between the San Jacinto Valley and Mountain Center have forced the temporary closure of the two-lane, mountain road, according to a CHP incident log. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: BREAKING: […]
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SAN JACINTO — Minor injuries were reported after a three-vehicle traffic collision in San Jacinto this morning, Wednesday, Feb. 13. The accident, which caused minor delays for morning commuters and other motorists, happened at the intersection of Ramona Expressway and San Jacinto St. LEADING THE RCNS HEADLINES: BREAKING: Two arrested, charged with missing MV teen’s murder Teen girls sought in […]
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HEMET — A young boy was hit and killed outside a San Jacinto home yesterday afternoon, Monday, Feb. 11. Officials are now investigating how and why the child ended up behind the vehicle that ran him over as it backed out of the driveway at a home in the 300 block of E. Third St., near S. Jordan Ave. A […]
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